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Healthcare

Geneva-based femtech start-up TrialHer has converted early demand into paid pilots with two companies in the UK and Europe, and was selected to join the WHO/Europe Public Health Innovation Platform.

Geneva femtech TrialHer secures first paid pilots and WHO selection

15 June 2026

Geneva-based MindMaze Therapeutics announced a CHF 8 million strategic equity financing from Neuro.io Group, funding the expansion of its U.S. commercial operations and opening the door to a potential combination of neurotherapeutics and artificial intelligence.

MindMaze secures CHF 8 million to expand its neurotherapeutics platform

1 June 2026

Switzerland has topped the 2026 U.S. News Best Countries rankings, leading in Economic Development and Governance under a new data-driven methodology.

Switzerland ranked the world’s best country by U.S. News

CSEM and MOMM Diagnostics have developed a point-of-care preeclampsia test up to 100 times more sensitive than conventional lateral flow assays.

CSEM and MOMM Diagnostics develop rapid preeclampsia test

26 May 2026

The Swiss Biotech Report 2026 reveals record sector revenues and a landmark year for private funding, as talent and international collaboration continue to underpin Switzerland's position at the forefront of global life sciences.

Swiss Biotech Report 2026: talent and tenacity drive record performance

5 May 2026

Medtronic celebrates ten million implantable devices produced in Tolochenaz, confirming the canton of Vaud as a global medtech manufacturing hub.

Medtronic reaches 10 million implantable devices produced in the canton of Vaud

4 May 2026

Top Stories Western Switzerland

Top Stories from Western Switzerland (April 2026)

29 April 2026

Lausanne's CHUV has become the first hospital in Western Switzerland to deploy the Da Vinci Single Port robotic surgical assistant, performing minimally invasive procedures through a single 2.7 cm incision or a natural orifice across six surgical specialties.

CHUV deploys Western Switzerland’s first single-port robotic surgical assistant

29 April 2026

Three Geneva-based start-ups have received seed funding through the FONGIT Innovation Fund (FIF), supporting innovations in olfactory diagnostics, AI-powered maritime chartering, and SME cybersecurity.

Geneva backs three start-ups tackling smell, shipping, and cyber threats

27 April 2026

Four early-stage projects from the canton of Vaud have each received a CHF 10,000 FIT Impact grant, supporting low-tech, high-impact innovations in medical education, speech therapy, science outreach, and biodiversity monitoring.

FIT Impact grants awarded to four Vaud-based low-tech innovation projects

21 April 2026

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